Lead Practice Nurse
Penrose Health · Registered Nurse · viaNHS Jobs
£52,000–£60,000 a year
- Closing date
- 19 Nov 2026
- Posted
- Today
- Specialism
- Registered Nurse
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5709628
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Job summary
The Lead Practice Nurse works with clinical and non-clinical teams to deliver the best possible healthcare to our patients, while providing leadership and oversight of the nursing service across Penrose Health.
You'll be responsible for leading the nursing team, overseeing clinical governance within the nursing function, and working closely with our Central Management Team to ensure the nursing service runs safely and effectively. Alongside this, you'll continue working as a Practice Nurse, delivering direct patient care for the majority of your working week with protected time built in specifically for your leadership responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
- Leading and line-managing Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists including inductions, mentoring, supervision and performance reviews
- Setting clear priorities, giving timely feedback and coaching colleagues to remove barriers to performance
- Overseeing clinical governance, safety and quality including audits, significant events, complaints and incident learning
- Leading on safeguarding, infection prevention, medicines management and clinical risk within the nursing team
- Working with the Central Management Team on rotas, cover, recruitment and retention
- Ensuring key clinical programmes run safely and on target long-term condition reviews, cervical screening, immunisations, wound care and NHS Health Checks
- Monitoring performance against QOF, contractual and internal targets, and driving improvement plans where needed
- Continuing to deliver hands-on Practice Nurse duties across the working week, including long-term condition management, screening, immunisations and patient education
About us
Penrose Health is on a mission to deliver outstanding healthcare to every patient we serve.We care for 75,000+ people across 9 sites in South East London, supported by a team of 200+ clinicians and staff. Our model is built on permanent, diverse teams, strong governance, and a clear focus on continuity, quality, and access.
We work closely with NHS partners to deliver a full range of services from routine checks to complex, long-term care backed by robust systems and a culture of continuous improvement.
We're proud to hold a CQC "Good" rating and consistently receive strong feedback from patients.
Details
Date posted
05 November 2026
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£52,000 to £60,000 a year
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
A5321-26-0067
Job locations
The Kingfisher Medical Centre
3 Kingfisher Square
London
SE8 5DA
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
We're looking for an experienced Lead Practice Nurse to provide clinical leadership across our nursing service. Someone ready to shape how nursing care is delivered, while still doing the hands-on clinical work that drew them into nursing in the first place.
This is a genuinely blended role. You'll continue to work as a Practice Nurse, delivering direct patient care for the majority of your working week, while also leading and supporting our Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists - mentoring, coaching and developing the team around you. You'll oversee clinical governance and quality across the nursing function, working closely with our Central Management Team to make sure the service runs safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard for every patient we see.
We know that stepping into leadership often means stepping away from the patient care you love, that's not the case here. Protected time is built into your week specifically for leadership responsibilities, so you're never trying to squeeze it in around a full clinical caseload. But this isn't a desk-bound management role either: you'll be a visible, trusted presence on the floor, someone your team can turn to, learn from, and lean on when it matters.
If you're an Experienced Practice Nurse who enjoys leadership without giving up the clinical work, and you want a genuine say in how nursing is delivered across a growing, multi-site organisation - we'd love to hear from you.
Job responsibilities
We're looking for an experienced Lead Practice Nurse to provide clinical leadership across our nursing service. Someone ready to shape how nursing care is delivered, while still doing the hands-on clinical work that drew them into nursing in the first place.
This is a genuinely blended role. You'll continue to work as a Practice Nurse, delivering direct patient care for the majority of your working week, while also leading and supporting our Practice Nurses, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists - mentoring, coaching and developing the team around you. You'll oversee clinical governance and quality across the nursing function, working closely with our Central Management Team to make sure the service runs safely, efficiently, and to a consistently high standard for every patient we see.
We know that stepping into leadership often means stepping away from the patient care you love, that's not the case here. Protected time is built into your week specifically for leadership responsibilities, so you're never trying to squeeze it in around a full clinical caseload. But this isn't a desk-bound management role either: you'll be a visible, trusted presence on the floor, someone your team can turn to, learn from, and lean on when it matters.
If you're an Experienced Practice Nurse who enjoys leadership without giving up the clinical work, and you want a genuine say in how nursing is delivered across a growing, multi-site organisation - we'd love to hear from you.
What you need to do now
Applications are handled by Penrose Health on their own site — BOQQS does not collect CVs or hold your application. This listing closes on 19 Nov 2026.
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